Guide rule



United States Patent 3,135,464 j GUIDE RULE Milford S. Qiiesenberry, Jr., 218 ProctorSt.,

Big Stone Gap, Va. Filed Mar. 22, 1962, Ser. No. 181,653 3 Claims. (Cl. 23S-7d) This invention relates to guide rules, and particularly to'such devices which can be used to .ascertain the proper .set up of a prefabricating jig from drawings showing the plates transposing all wall, both interior and exterior,

measurements into inches, and locating all structural ele- 3,135,464 Patented .lime 2, 1964 A fromrthe following description of one practical embodiment thereof, when taken in conjunction with the drawings which accompany, and form part of, this specication.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of a guide rule embodying the principles of the present invention;

' FIGURE 2 is a transverse section through the rule, taken on the line 2 2 of FIGURE 1; and

FIGURE 3 is a View of the slides of the rule removed from the base frame and inverted to show the reversev side.

ln general, the invention is concerned with -a guide rule which will have one or more replicas of a scale of' a layout board, or jig, and one or more ,slidable memberswhich carry scale markings totalling an excess over replica o the layout table, or jig, scale with a continurnents, studs, Window frames, door frames, etc. by their distance in inches from one wall corner.

The jig'disclosed vin the above mentioned application is in the form of a large table'having. a plurality of lparallel grooves, withk the bottoms of the4 grooves aperll measure-' ments are to stud, etc. centers because the jig'is arrangedV tured to receive thel stud supports. The. apertures Jare arranged'according to a predetermined spacing, and a scale is placed along each groove. .The scales all have a zero marking at a predetermined zero-line alongcne of". the longitudinal edges of the table normaly to the Vdirection of the-grooves. .The measurements obtained through use of the Vabove-described systernare used to determine the positions of the stud supports along. the apertured grooves.

In viewv of the fact that. the distancesl of structural members are set out in inches from the selected corner ofthe building, all panels except'the iirst one 1 adjacent the corner will have their measurements expressed in total inches which exceed the jig scales.V This meansk that. mental subtraction of preceding Vpanelaccumulations must be made to obtain a reading which can'be applied tothe jig as subsequentl panels, after the first, are to'be constructed.

The general object o f the present invention isrto provide a guide rule which will permit. prior layout of stud,rv

etc. locations in accordancedwith,theirvcumulative ,dis-

tances tromthe selected corner, and present instant ,visual indication of the propery setting ofthe stud supports on h'iis y i' A niorespecic object is'the' provision of-.a guide rule. f o ivthistype ywherein the accumulated'distances` of the various-:elements are,KV orrnayA begv'referenced to the jigscale, irrespective pf the amount of accumulation.y l

w slideto the base frame. Slide 4 has grooves 22 and 23.

A further `object is-toprovideafguide rule which will y'.

'p include .pne or more replicas'uof `the jig scale and pror j vide .forffs'eating and holding markers representing the65- various supports .used ongthe jig in'theirA proper. posif-L Vtionsrelative to'thejig scalereplica soV that avpattern is j'.

' provided for use in .setting upthe jig.

Anfothejobjectfis to 'provide a guiderule which can behsed to plantheloc'ations'of various pieces yof equipee yrnent lwithrefe'rence totheir locations alongy a wall spacerV Otherobjects of the inventionwill'beco'rne apparent ous plan scale movable to successive positions relative to the table scale, it has been illustrated as having a plurality of tabley scales, with a plurality of plan ele- The base frame is .an elongated member which has ar Wide central recess '7- to receive the slides 2 to 6, inclusive. This provides a bottom 8 and sidesv9. Arcuate rgrooves 1li' and 11 are formed in the inner walls 'of the sides, extending the full lengths thereof, and dovetail grooves 12 and 13 are formed in thetop surface of the bottom of the frame. Two additional parallel dovetail groovesV V14 are provided in the bottom of the recess 7.

Table slides 2 and-6 are' identical structurally with the exception of the reversal of their scales as'will be described.. Each is an elongated member having a rib along one side edge, as shown at IS-and 16 respectively. Slide 2 has a dovetailrib Vll'7 on its base, and slide 6 has a similar rib 18. The ribs 15 and 16 will slide freely' in grooves 1@ and 11, and ribs 17 and 18will. slide within grooves 12 and 13, so thatjslides 2 and 6 Will be 6 have grooves 19 and 2li in their respective` sides oppoy site the sides having the ribs 15 'and .16. v. Table lslide 4 may be somewhat widerthan-slide'sA 2 and l6,' and it has two dovetail ribs`21 on its underside for sliding `engagement inA the `grooves 14to key this inv its opposite side edges, the grooves being similar-to the groovesV 19 'andfZll in the side.;` edges of'ftheslides v2 and 6.. l'

Plan slidelsiSYa-nd l15.1 are similar` to slide .4in lsize-,buttheyl are not keyed to the base frame. Instead',l thesel slides pare arranged forjlongitudinal movement "by havi v ing side ribs Zland 25; and26 and.27," re spectively, for. sliding engagement in thegrooves 19 and'22 and23 and? bers.

lt'is preferable to havethe severalfslides longerl than.: v1thebase frameso that they project beyond'the .base

frame edges to provide Vextensions which may be `grasped easilytofrfacilitate sliding movement ofthe slide/mem- 3 edges. In each case, the scale will be engraved, or marked, along the slide edge. With'slides 2 and 6, the scale will be along the edges adjacent slides 3 and 5, and slide 4 will have scales along both longitudinal edges so that there will be a table scale adjacent each side of the plan slides 3 and 5. The scales of slides 2, 4

and 6 are shown graduated from a zero marking at the left to twelve feet, six inches at the right. ThisY will embrace all of the convenient panel widths, and the jig table scales will fall within these limits. These scales are indicated at 28 on slide 2, at 29 and 30 on slide 4, and at 31 on slide 6. These scales, in most instances will not be full size, but reduced to provide a twelve foot, six inch representation on a guide which is of a practical length for easy` handling.

Plan slides 3 and 5 will have a scale along each longitudinal edge of faces of the slides. This will provide eight scales on the two slides. Slide 3 will have a scale 32 along one edge, the scale being graduated from zero to twelve feet, six inches, and a scale 33 on the opposite edge of the same face, graduated from twelve feet to twenty-four feet, six inches. Slide will have the scales 34 and 3S on opposite sides of one face, with the scale 34 being graduated from twenty-four feet to thirtysix feet, six inches, andthe scale 35 from thirty-six feet to forty-eight feet, six inches. The opposite faces of slides 3 and 5 will bear the scales 36, 37, 38 and 39, respectively. Scale 36 is graduated from forty-eight feet to sixty feet, six inches, the scale 37 from sixty feet to seventy-two feet, six inches, the scale 38 from seventytwo feet to eighty-four feet, six inches, and scale 39 from eighty-four feet to ninety-six feet, six inches. Thus, the eight scales of the two slides 3 and 5 will provide for continuous graduations from zero to ninety-six feet, so that a plan calling for any width up to ninety-six feet can be divided into panels and the panel frame element positions on the jig ascertained. In using the guide rule, the various elements will be assembled as shown. By consulting the plan, the location of the selected corner from which all measurements are taken will be ascertained. With slides 2 and 3 arranged so that their scales are coincident, a marker of the type shown at 40 is placed bridging the edges of the two slides at their zero markings. This will indicate the position of the first frame member on the stud.

It is contemplated that the slides will be of metal and marker 40 will be a magnet, or have a magnet attached' to it, so that markers will hold their positions on the slides. If the markers are to represent frame supports, they may be marked, as at 41, by any similar code to indicate what type of unit is desired. The markers may be made to represent fixtures of various kinds, and, in thatY event, they may take the form and scaled size of the fixtures they represent. As the markers will bev small, they may be provided with handles 42 for ease in placing them where desired. g

After the `corner post is located, the next stud, or frame member, isA found and its position marked. This is con-V tinued until all the frame members of the first panel are located.

If six foot panels are being constructed, the lirst member of the second panel will be at the six foot mark f onthepla'nscale 3. Normally, since all panels start scale 32f'from the plan will then intersect the proper V4 graduation on scale 28 to show the correct jig positions for the elements of the second panel.

The above procedure can'be continued by using scale 33 with scale 29, scale 34 with scale 30, etc. as the accumulated distances of the panels to be marked come Within the ranges of these several scales. If the plan goes beyond forty-eight feet, the slides 3 and 5 may be drawn out, reversed and reinserted to bring scales 36, 37, 38 and 39 into position for using.

It will be evident that the use of a plurality of table rules, or slides, and a plurality of plan slides, will enable the production of a small guide of convenient arrangement. The same'result could be obtained with but one table slide and a plurality of plan slides for use in successions with it, or one continuous plan slide could be used.

l While in the above one practical embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it will be apparent that the details of structure shown and described are merely by way of example, and the invention could take otherforms within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is: Y

l. A guide rule for use with a plan and a layout table for transposing distance information from the plan to.

- mounted in the base frame in spaced parallel relation,

plan slides mounted in the base frame for sliding movement intermediate the table slides, the table slides having similar scales along the edges thereof adjacent each plan slide, each scale being graduated from zero to a predetermined maximum in accordance with positions on the layout table, and the plan slides having scales thereon along their edges adjacent each table slide, the plan slide scales being cumulative and graduated from zero to a predetermined maximum, with the cumulative scale being divided equally among the several plan slides.

2. A guide rule as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the table slides are keyed to the base frame and the plan slides are slidably carried by adjacent table slides.

3. A guide rule for use with a plan and a layout table for tranposing distance information from the plan to location positions relative to the layout table comprising, a base frame, a table slidably mounted in the base frame and having a scale thereon graduated from zero to a predetermined maximum in accordance with positions on the layout table, a plan slide slidably mounted in the base frame and slidable relative to the table slide and having a scale thereon graduated in accordance with distances on the plan from a given datum point, positioning markers intersecting the scaleon the table slide and plan slide to indicatepositions on the table slide correspondingto selected positions onv the plan slide, and the table and. plan slides are of metal and the markers carry magnets.

References Cited in the leof this patent` UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,395,489 GloverV Nov. 1, 1921` 2,034,027 Decary et al Mar. 7, 1936` 2,585,924 Freedman Feb.; 19, 1955 2,951,703 Arnold Sept.- 6, 1960 FOREIGN PATENTS- 1 g l 1,183,923 France 1 1 July-15, 1,959 

1. A GUIDE RULE FOR USE WITH A PLAN AND A LAYOUT TABLE FOR TRANSPOSING DISTANCE INFORMATION FROM THE PLAN TO LOCATION POSITIONS RELATIVE TO THE LAYOUT TABLE COMPRISING, A BASE FRAME, A PLURALITY OF TABLE SLIDES SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN THE BASE FRAME IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION, PLAN SLIDES MOUNTED IN THE BASE FRAME FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT INTERMEDIATE THE TABLE SLIDES, THE TABLE SLIDES HAVING SIMILAR SCALES ALONG THE EDGES THEREOF ADJACENT EACH PLAN SLIDE, EACH SCALE BEING GRADUATED FROM ZERO TO A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM IN ACCORDANCE WITH POSITIONS ON THE LAYOUT TABLE, AND THE PLAN SLIDES HAVING SCALES THEREON ALONG THEIR EDGES ADJACENT EACH TABLE SLIDE, THE PLAN SLIDE SCALES BEING CUMULATIVE AND GRADUATED FROM ZERO TO A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM, WITH THE CUMULATIVE SCALE BEING DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG THE SEVERAL PLAN SLIDES. 